Likewise these Xmas gift tags, using old postage stamps from all over the world. I love seeing all the different imagery, there are some great Xmas stamps out there, mostly from Europe and the US.

Recycled plastic mayhem! I have got all my school pals scavenging through their
cupboards etc for colourful plastic. None of us can go to the
supermarket again without closely examining the colours of the bottles,
lids and containers.

We have been assembling components into rings and bracelets with a flower motif, using a split pin to hold everything together. The bracelets have press studs set into the ends.

This was loads of fun, and we will be making more in different
designs for boys. I really enjoyed cutting the components and getting
everyone to assemble them, I seem to have a compulsion to poke holes
into things and join them to other things!

Take this keyring, for example.
Old circuit boards from electrical goods, use a heat gun to knock off all the resistors etc, cut into smaller pieces on the bandsaw, sand the corners off, drill a hole, attach a split ring and keyring clasp - too easy!

My beautiful studio helper. Holy crap she has grown! She is very chatty, and good at using scissors.

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Emma Greenwood is a pedantic Aquarian craftswoman, trained in sculpture, printmaking and custom-made footwear. Emma is passionate about yoga and crochet, and loves argyle knee socks, Princess Leia, colour spectrums, stamp collecting and drinking tea. Either bespoke and highly customised, or in small production runs, she lovingly handcrafts her footwear and accessories entirely from her Melbourne studio.